3. Translate

1. Transcribe

When transcribing, remember to insert a hard return after pauses in speech. Don’t worry about messing up a line or two at this point.

When you have a complete draft, repeat playback 1-2 times and fill in the errors or missing sections until your transcription is complete.

Tip: Hit space bar to pause the video.

Creating a full transcript usually takes up to three times the length of the video (about 6-8 minutes of transcribing for a 2 minute video).

It was important for us to find translation providers who have the technology to deliver affordable high quality translations. I’ve been impressed with the quality and speed of the translations that Gengo delivers.

Jeff Chin, Product Manager, Google

2. Time sync

When you finish the transcript, sync it to your video and add time codes. To do this, go to YouTube’s “My Videos” section and choose “Captions” from the dropdown menu of your selected video.

Select “Transcript file.” The track name will be the name of the language your transcript is in (i.e. write “English” for English, “日本語” for Japanese, etc.)

At this point, Google will use its speech recognition software to match the audio to your transcript.